Course detail

Technical English II

FSI-TEN2Acad. year: 2024/2025

The course covers core language and skills at B2 level that students need to communicate successfully in technical specialisations.

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

The course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at B1 level, as well as with the grammar and vocabulary corresponding to the course Technical English I (TEN1).

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

To pass this course it is necessary, apart from active participation in the class and individual home preparation, to pass the credit test, which is divided into three parts taken on pre-set dates throughout the semester. The maximum score is 50 points and in order to fulfil the credit requirements students must earn a minimum of 30 points. In case this benchmark is not achieved, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test.


Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two seminars.

Aims

The aim of the course is to teach the language skills needed by university students and company employees in a range of engineering branches.

A student who successfully completes the TEN2 course understands the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. They can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity, explain and present various topics, explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options with the focus on funcional language.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

BONAMY, David. Technical English 4: Course Book and eBook. Second Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2022. ISBN 978-1-292-42449-1. (EN)

Recommended reading

BRIEGER, Nick a Alison POHL. Technical English Vocabulary and Grammar. Andover: Heinle, Cengage Learning, 2002. ISBN 978-1-902741-76-5. (EN)
IBBOTSON, Mark. Professional English in Use: Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-73488-2. (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MAI-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme B-STI-A Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization AIŘ , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization KSB , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization SSZ , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization STG , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization STI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    specialization MTI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-KSI-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme C-AKR-P Lifelong learning

    specialization CLS , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jaroslav Trávníček

Syllabus

1. Introduction, U7 - describing developments, comparison and contrasting
2. U7 - explaining technology, phrases introducing explanations/analogies
3. U8 - speculating about past, present perfect passive modal, logistics
4. U8 - indirect questions, degrees of agreement, health and safety
5. 1st semester test, U9 - proposing, recommending, meeting with client
6. U9 - defining relative clauses, stipulating conditions, work contracts
7. U10- technical writing, report format
8. U10 - collaborative problem-solving, participating in a meeting (2)
9. 2nd semester test, U11 -data organisation, causation, third conditional
10.U11 - summarising, writing an abstract, phrases to signal communicative intent
11. U12 - sequence of events, perfect participle, past necessity and ability
12. U12 - debating, persuading, phrasal verbs
13. 3rd semester test